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3 key factors to help children avoid social rejection identified

Neurobehavioral researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found three key factors in a child's behavior that can lead to social rejection. The studies are a crucial step in developing scientifically sound screening ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Web site design affects how children process information

Tacoma, WA - January 14, 2009 -A new study in the journal Psychology & Marketing investigates the influence of website design on children's information processing. Results show that the type of interface used can significantly affect ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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Research shows cue-giving robots help students learn

(Phys.org) -- The well-known fact is that humans can teach robots, but the newer turn in educational circles is all about how robots can teach humans. The stepped-up robots are “animated” and "adaptive" agents that ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Research shows how computers can help combat bullying in schools

University of Kent research has demonstrated how computer mediation could help combat bullying in schools. 

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bird vocalization research could improve poultry production, lower costs

Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization – the technical term for clucking and squawking – ...

Biology / Other

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vibrating steering wheel guides drivers while keeping their eyes on the road

A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scanning the brain for impending error

(Phys.org) -- UA computer science doctoral student Federico Cirett is using new technology to predict, in advance, when people will make a mistake. He's been testing subjects taking the SAT exam in math.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biologists discover that many nematode species make the same types of small-molecule pheromones

(Phys.org) -- All animals seem to have ways of exchanging information—monkeys vocalize complex messages, ants create scent trails to food, and fireflies light up their bellies to attract mates. Yet, despite ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Transcription factors don't act like an 'on-off' switch, exhibit more complex binding behavior: study

Anyone who's tried a weekend home improvement project knows that to do a job right, you've got to have the right tools. For cells, these "tools" are proteins encoded by genes. The right genes for the job are turned on only ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cells on the move

Cells on the move reach forward with lamellipodia and filopodia, cytoplasmic sheets and rods supported by branched networks or tight bundles of actin filaments. Cells without functional lamellipodia are still ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can a machine tell when you're lying? Research suggests the answer is 'yes'

Inspired by the work of psychologists who study the human face for clues that someone is telling a high-stakes lie, UB computer scientists are exploring whether machines can also read the visual cues that give away deceit.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Voters favor deep-voiced politicians: study

Candidates with lower-pitched voices may get more votes in the 2012 election.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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